Morphology

Hemicryptphyte

Ecology

hill zone

Chorology

North America

Xylem

Rings indistinct, diffuse porous, vessels solitary, simple perforations, thin-walled fibers, apotracheal and paratracheal parenchyma, uniseriate rays and rays with up to 10 cells with upright cells. Crystal druses in parenchyma. Small groups of sieve cells in parenchyma

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With groups of sclereids, With crystal druses in cortex and phloem.

Remarks

Michigan,USA, Pickney Park Oldfield

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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